Bustle



(No Model.)

M. B. HAMMOND.

BUSTLE.

No. 378,134. Patented Feb. 21, 1888.

Unrrnn SrA'rEs PATENT @FHCE.

M. BURDETTE HAMMOND, OF BRIDGEPORT, ASSIGNOR TO I. NEWMAN 8; SONS, OFNEYV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,134, dated February21, 1888.

Application filed December 7,1887. Serial No. 257,186. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, M. BURDETTE HAM MOND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairlield and State ofConnecticut-,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBustles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture of bristles, and has for itsobject to provide durable pivotal connections f or the operative partsof the bustle.

My invention is adapted to all classes and styles ol'bustlcs, and isespecially applicable to the various styles of bustles made from flatand twin wire. Hcretofore in the manufac ture of bustlcs the variousparts have been connected together in a number of different ways, butprincipally by eyeleting and tying. Both of these modes of connectionare open to serious objection. If cords are used, the connections arevery bungling, considerable time and hand labor are required inattaching the bustle together, and the cords, moreover, are very apt tobreak in use. It has likewise been a serious objection to the use ofeyelets, particularly in the case of twin-wire bristles, that theyquickly tore out, rendering the bustles worthless. It has,moreover, beenan importantitem of expense in the production of fiat and twinwirebustlcs that each piece of material must be provided at both ends with ametallic cap.

My present invention enables'me to dispense entirely with the specialmetallic caps, the pivotal connections being so formed as to protect andconceal the ends of the strips.

"With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novelconstruction of which the following dcscription, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is aspecification, numbers being used to denotethe several parts.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bustle complete, showing the manner inwhich my invention is applied, the bustle being in the distendedposition; Fig. 2, a section on the line at a: in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, asection on the line y yin Fig. 1; 4 and 5, elevations, full size, of thepivotal connections detached, Fig. 5 illustrating a special feature ofconstruction when one of the parts of the connection is to be used atthe end of a piece of flat or twin wire; and Fig. 6 is a partial sideelevation of the bustle, showing the manner in which the pivotalconnections act when the bustle is collapsed.

The bustle illustrated is substantially identical with the bustledescribed and claimed in my Patent No. 373,286, dated November 15, 1887.

1 denotes the belt; 2, the foundation'piece; 3, skirts connected to thebelt and to which the foundation-piece is connected; 4, the ribs; 5, theStaypiece; 6, asupplemental rib connected to the stay-piece; 7, theconnecting-strip, and 8 the retnrningspring. These parts may all be ofthe usual or any preferred construction.

As already stated, the gist of my present in vention lies in the novelmanner in which the operative parts of the bustle are connectedtogether.

9 and 10 denote clips, which arc pivotally secured together in anysuitable manner, as indicated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Ordinarily, a holeis punched in each clip and the two are secured together by an eyelet,ll, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. These clips consist simply of strips ofmetal, which are adapted to fold over the respective parts to which theyare attached, as shown. hen used with flat or twin covered wire, each ofthe clips is pro vided with lugs 12 upon its innerside, formed bypunching in the metal, and with corrugations 13 at the edges, which maybe formed by the cuttingdies. The object of these lugs and corrugationsis to engage the textile covering of the wire, so that the clips will beheld firmly in place by the mere act of closing them together andwithout additional means for fastening them. When the pivotal connectionis to be used at the end of any of the partsas, for example, at the endsof the ribs and the stay-picce the base of the clip for the part whoseend is to be covered is extended laterally and rolled up over the end ofthe rib or ;5

stay-piece, as at 14. (Seeespecially Figs. 3 and at.) This rolled end isan important feature in that it renders the use of metallic caps-such,for example, as are shown at the ends of the foundation piece and thesupplemental rib-wholl y unnecessary where the clips are used. Theattaching of the clips in place is so clearly illustrated as hardly torequire explanation. For convenience, I have designated the bases of theclips by 15 and the arms by 16.

It is sufficient to say that the pieces of wire and the clips are placedin proper position relatively to each other, and the arms of the clipscurved over the Wires toward each other and then firmly pressed down, sothat thelugs and corrugations upon the clips engage with the covering ofthe wire.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in thedetails of construction Without departing from the principles of myinvention.

I claim 1. A bustle consisting of foundation-piece,

pivoted together, each clip consisting of a base and arms, substantiallyas shown, one of said bases having a lateral extension curved upward tocover the end ofa rib or stay.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

M. BURDETTE HAMMOND. Witnesses:

A. M. Woosrrnn, B. E. LEE.

